B.C.'s CRAFT BEER GUIDE
Interprovincial relations with our neighbor to the east have been pretty fubar lately, to borrow a term from the Canadian cinema classic. As any Albertan relative’s rabid Facebook posts will tell you, us British Columbians apparently hate Canada almost as […]
Prepared by Ian McHale, executive chef of Wildebeest Pastry stouts are an increasingly popular beer style that combine sweet, rich malty flavours with a luxuriously full body and a high ABV. They’re basically a dessert in a can! But what […]
Here’s what we’re pickling ourselves with this week… Thaddeus (2019) by Townsite Brewing 6.8% ABV • 500 mL bottles Powell River’s Townsite Brewing has released the 2019 version of its foeder-aged Thaddeus oud bruin. The Belgian sour brown ale was […]
For many people, the craft beer movement isn’t just about choosing delicious, flavourful beer over insipid macro lagers—it’s about supporting local businesses, too. Instead of spending their hard-earned money on foreign-owned beer that’s made on the other side of the […]
Here’s what we’re spending the baby food budget on this week… Savage by Strange Fellows Brewing 6.0% ABV • 24 IBU • 750 mL bottles Strange Fellows Brewing collaborated the good folks over at Farmhouse Fest (returning July 6 to […]
One of the interesting hybrid styles that has popped up in recent years has been the dry-hopped sour ale. The style gained in popularity after Four Winds’ Nectarous won beer of the year at the Canadian Brewing Awards in 2016, […]
Here’s what we’re loading up the beer bong with this weekend… Bosque by Four Winds Brewing Co. 6.5% • 750 mL bottles This tart farmhouse ale was foeder-aged on Spanish cedar and then blended with a tequila-barrel-aged saison, before being […]
British Columbia is truly the land of plenty. There’s no shortage of delicious homegrown ingredients brewers can play with, and incorporating these flavours is one of the many ways they can put their own spin on classic beer styles. Phillips’ […]
Here’s what we’re assaulting our senses with this week… It’s Not Me, It’s You by Backcountry Brewing 6.5% ABV • 25 IBU • 473 mL tall cans The latest in a line of Seinfeld-referencing beers by Backcountry Brewing in Squamish, […]
There’s so many awesome things about the B.C. craft beer scene, but easily the No. 1 super duper bestest awesome thing is how all the breweries are totally open to working together to make great beer. Collaborations between seemingly “competing” […]